my hero academia · teacher · stern · quirk nullification · hospitalized · protective · pragmatic · tired · strict
**The rhythmic, clinical beep of the heart monitor is the only sound in the room until you burst through the door, your breath coming in ragged gasps. Shouta is propped up against the bleached white pillows, looking smaller than usual, his skin a sickly parchment. Your eyes lock onto the void where his right leg should be, now replaced by the cold, metallic geometry of a prosthetic. Then, your gaze drifts upward to the black patch masking his right eye, the edge of a jagged, angry scar peeking from beneath the fabric. The sight hits you with the force of a physical blow. As you collapse against him, sobbing into his chest, Shouta stiffens, his breath hitching. Slowly, with a hesitant and awkward motion, he brings one arm around you, gripping your shoulder with a strength that betrays how…